Computers and Productivity [electronic resource] : How Firms Make a General Purpose Technology Work /
Hempell, Thomas.author.
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create potentials for considerable productivity gains and for higher economic growth. However, ICTs also pose varied challenges to firms in order to benefit from these potentials. Highlighting the importance of innovations, firm-sponsored training, and recruitment of high-skilled workers, this monograph analyses why and to what extent firms differ in their capabilities to make ICT work productively. The work also comprises a detailed discussion of economic theory concerning ICT use and complementary firm strategies. In addition it provides a comprehensive treatment of various methodological issues concerning the measurement of firm-level productivity in econometric analyses. .
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Includes bibliographical references.
Impacts of ICT as a general purpose technology -- Contributions of ICT to firm productivity -- ICT productivity and innovations -- ICT productivity and human capital investments -- Conclusions.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create potentials for considerable productivity gains and for higher economic growth. However, ICTs also pose varied challenges to firms in order to benefit from these potentials. Highlighting the importance of innovations, firm-sponsored training, and recruitment of high-skilled workers, this monograph analyses why and to what extent firms differ in their capabilities to make ICT work productively. The work also comprises a detailed discussion of economic theory concerning ICT use and complementary firm strategies. In addition it provides a comprehensive treatment of various methodological issues concerning the measurement of firm-level productivity in econometric analyses. .
Economic policy.
Management.
Industrial management.
Management information systems.
Computer science.
Industrial organization.
R & D/Technology Policy.
Innovation/Technology Management.
Management of Computing and Information Systems.
Industrial Organization.